The sun slowly climbed up from the horizon as usual, neither early nor late.

For the Qing army in the city, this means that a fierce battle is about to begin.

But isn’t this a challenge for the Ming army? When the Ming army soldiers saw the cannon at the top of Nanchang City, they understood that this war would not be easy.

But no one complained, and everyone was actively preparing for the battle, digging tunnels, and debugging gun racks.

Zhu Youlang kept visiting the Ming army and boosted morale.

At this moment, the Ming army soldiers felt infinite honor and favor.

The Holy Emperor has always been with them, what else can they complain about?

Because of Lu Guisheng's rebellion, Hong Chengchou should have known Zhu Youlang's routine.

Therefore, Zhu Youlang specially ordered the Hu Ben Army's firearm to make complete preparations and do as much firepower as possible to suppress it.

Because the Qing army at the top of the city would not give up, their muzzles were aimed at almost all directions. If the Ming army did not fire the gun and suppress it, the unlucky one would be the soldiers who dug out the tunnel.

The battle began when the soldiers waved their shovels to shovel the first cut of soil. The Qing army at the top of the city did not rush to fire, but waited until the Ming army dug half of the tunnel before the fire was fully opened.

His cruel and vicious intentions are obvious.

Their purpose is very simple, which is to use artillery to bombard the soil layer piled up to seal the hole.

Zhu Youlang was prepared and immediately ordered the Hu Ben Army to fight back.

However, it was still a bit difficult to adjust the height of the Ming army's field artillery mount to the highest level, and the threat to the city wall under the upward shooting was limited.

Although some bricks on the stacks of arrows were blasted away, they did not cause much damage to the Qing army.

Zhu Youlang couldn't help but frown.

If you continue shooting at this point, it is obvious that the Ming army will suffer a loss.

"After sending the order, the engineer battalion quickly sets up a high platform. No matter what method they use, I must be able to put the cannon on it."

Since the height of the cannon stand itself is not enough, then put it out now.

The purpose of Zhu Youlang's founding of the Engineer Battalion is to quickly change the battlefield environment in actual combat and provide the most favorable combat means for the soldiers.

The sandbags are ready-made, and there are many left in the filled trenches.

After Zhao Xu ordered the soldiers of the Huben Army Engineer Battalion to start moving immediately and raced against time to build a high platform.

Although they had thought a lot before the war, they found that there were still some problems when they fought.

It is not terrible to have problems, as long as the problem can be solved in a timely manner.

"Hurry up, work harder! Put these sandbags on."

"It's too loose here, just smash it tighter."

"Can you damn it be more careful? There will be a firecracker on it later. If it slides down, can you afford it?"

Although the engineering battalion is very hard-working, the objective problems are also very twitching.

After all, there was a heavy rain just before, and the entire sandbag was torn.

Although I have done a lot now, I haven't done it thoroughly yet.

These sandbags are not as soft as wood or stones, and they are also slippery and slippery, just like loaches in rice fields that are slippery and can easily slide off.

Zhao Xu saw it and was anxious in his heart.

Although the artillery were still shooting at the top of the city, the effect was obviously not very good.

The Qing army could have freed up their hands to shoot at several holes dug.

In other words, their sight is a bit bad. If the hit rate is higher, the hole will probably have been blocked.

He made a promise in front of His Emperor. If anything goes wrong, not only will he lose face, but His Majesty has no place to let go of his face.

This is in front of a group of civil officials and military generals such as Kuidong Zhuxun, King Zhong, King Jin, and Zhang Benbing.

In any case, you cannot let Your Majesty’s face be damaged!

"Hurry, speed up. Raise your troops for a thousand days. Now is the time for you to repay His Majesty."

This sentence is not suitable for anyone to say, but it is the most suitable for Zhao Xu to say.

If the Holy Emperor had no attention, he would be a small army leader at most, so how could he be the general of the first army?

He often uses himself as an example to inspire his soldiers.

Soldiers who don’t want to be generals are not good soldiers, and everyone can have their own dreams.

Zhao Xu didn't know anything else, but as long as he was willing to make efforts, there would be a way out in the Ming Dynasty.

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"Jingluo Hong, what are Ming Thief doing?"

Geng Jimao, dressed in military uniform, stood at the top of the city and saw Ming Jun building something like a high platform with sandbags, and was extremely puzzled.

Hong Chengchou didn't understand at first, but when he saw that there were many artillery near the platform, he felt an ominous premonition in his heart.

Could it be that Ming Thief put the cannon on it?

"Maybe they want to raise the cannon?"

Hong Chengchou frowned and said, "Both sides know very well that the function of artillery is fire suppression. This magistrate wants to use artillery to seal the Ming thief's attempt to dig tunnels, while the Ming thief wants to use artillery as cover to gain time for digging tunnels."

Hong Chengchou looked carefully and found that the truth was extremely clear, and sighed: "So you can't let the Ming thief build this high platform."

After saying that, he turned around and ordered, "Send the order, point the gun at the high platform, and blast it hard at all costs."

"Ode to the Lord!"

Although the execution ability of the Qing army's gunners was not as strong as that of the Ming army, they were also very hard at the critical moment of life and death.

It is not easy to move giant objects like the red cannon. They also spent a lot of effort to move the muzzle over.

"Start a gun, shoot!"

After a roar, lead bullets flew towards the high platform that the Ming army had just built.

Although the sight is a little worse, the winning rate is large.

Several shells hit the sandbag, and the platform that Ming army built with great difficulty collapsed in an instant.

It feels like cutting off the firewood from the bottom of a cauldron, and the effect is very good.

"Your mother!"

Although it was not Kuidong Zhuxun who built the platform, Liu Tichun couldn't help but swear at this moment.

The old thief Hong Chengchou is so cunning, he knows very well when to do what.

Ming Jun's weakness was also stared at by him.

When Zhao Xu saw the high platform that he had finally built, he felt very collapsed.

This means that the engineering battalion must be rebuilt.

The only thing that can be comforted is that the Qing army mobilized almost all artillery to prevent the Ming army from building a high platform, so that the soldiers who dug out the tunnel would be less pressure, at least for now.

Zhao Xu learned from previous experiences and ordered the engineering battalion to be dispersed as much as possible when building a high platform and build it at the same time.

In this way, the Qing army would be very embarrassed to bombard which one when using cannons.

If all the Qing army shot, the effect would probably be very poor.

After all, the red-clothed cannon has limited accuracy, and it is very likely that the air will be missed without sufficient firepower.

For the Ming army, as long as some high platforms are built, they can achieve results. After all, the Ming army's artillery accuracy is much higher than that of the Qing army.

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